A CAMBRIA LOCAL-A HOME TOWN PARADE

PINEDORADO ON MAIN STREET

    A disclaimer here.  This is purely hometown and there are many images in this post.  It is a "documentation" of the 2011 Pinedorado Parade-a Cambria tradition. You'll see parade units here, you'll never see elsewhere.  Either skip this post or enjoy a unique experience.  
     Have a great labor day.

The first and last unit of the parade.

First year announcer, Mike Griffin

doing a superb job.

Yep, that's a piece of kelp, turned

into a horn.

If you are still with me, I trust
you've never seen a parade like this.
See you down the trail.

THE WEEKENDER :) A CHEESE ROLL?

NOT SURE THIS WOULD 

CATCH ON HERE

Labor Day Weekend is summer's final fling-

a time to enjoy.  Barbecue, picnic, party, parade, bike

race, ball game, whatever it is probably

won't include this.

Thanks to Moto for finding this one.
Be safe.

See you down the trail.

FOLLOWING THE SURF & "FANCY" TABLES

SUPER SWELLS

       (Cambria, CA)  Good breaks and unusual swells have brought surfers to the waters of the north coast of San Luis Obispo County.

        "Some of these guys have been following these swells

from the South Pacific," a lip coated and hoodie wearing surfer from South Africa said.

         "These are super swells!"

       A crowd of surfers were in the water near Leffingwell Landing on the north end of Moonstone Beach.  It can be a

tricky spot to work the waves.

      Skill was evident as they worked the crowded waters.
  Aside from the breaks and swells more surfers maybe working the north coast, because a great white was spotted
near the pier at Pismo Beach.  

DRESSING IT UP

      Since the Friday Lunch Flash Mob has overgrown the deck and moved to the picnic area, we've started to dress

up the picnic tables with table cloths.

       Most Cambrians always travel with "wardrobes"-vests, jackets, sweaters, caps and shorts because you often need more or less clothing.  Now the Flash mob is traveling with table cloths.  You know, you just need to be ready for a party or meal to break out.

See you down the trail.

NAW-SHOULDN'T HAPPEN

CAN WE TALK?

   Now do you really think AT&T wants T-Mobile so they 

make customers happy and do a better job?  

   This time the government intervention is a good thing for all of us. T-Mobile forces more competition, meaning better pricing. AT&T's swallowing of T-Mobile would do one thing for certain with fewer options-drive up service costs? 

    Maybe there is a little Teddy Roosevelt DNA still pulsing through the federal government. 

OH YEA?

SAYS WHO?

      I heard a former intelligence chief, who served in the George W. Bush administration say it well. According to the criminal pictured above, the only person who was right was him.  Exploding heads he said.  Well he tried that before didn't he?  Powell, Tenet, and even the challenged W himself had it wrong.  Only uncle grumpy here was right, according to the charming war criminal himself.  

      Military officers and intelligence operatives have said

this man's actions put American personnel at greater risk.

That he lied only adds ignominy to his pathetic attempt at 

image control with his book.

      A friend did work on the audit that found at least 

$60 Billion in war dollars were wasted on fraud.  He told me a couple of years ago that though he didn't want to believe it, the more he saw, the more it became apparent that 

this Vice President was a kind of "air boss for corruption" employing tactics of no bid contracts to old cronies and business partners.  And then looking the other way when price gouging and over billing, under stocking and other larceny took place. I hope this man lives long enough to be

charged with either war crimes or just old fashioned 

corruption.   

     Hey Dr. Evil, maybe we should re-cycle the idea of one of your long ago enemies-Abbie Hoffman.  Remember his 

admonition "STEAL THIS BOOK?"

DAY BOOK

 "Naw. Forget about it. We've got company.

We'll talk later."

See you down the trail.

EASY DOES IT

END OF SUMMER?

REALLY?

Where did it go?  And when did it leave? 

Years ago a commentator, I think it was

Harry Reasoner, said Labor Day is like

the first New Years day.  Summer

is over.  School starts again. It's time

to get serious and busy, before the holidays

start and we loose momentum until

the next New Years day, January 1.

So, enjoy these last couple of days

of "good old summer time" before 

it gets serious and busy again.

A personal confession here.

  The end of August means

the weather on the Central California Coast

should get even better and since I'm no longer

in school, nor expected in the office

everyday, the end of summer

is almost a non event.

Though we do have the local Pinedorado parade 

weekend party.

Comedian Lewis Black, in San Luis Obispo last week

said, "Those of you who live out here in Xanadu,

don't know what weather is." 

But we remember, those of us who

are from elsewhere. 

September is when you also 

start thinking about falling leaves and what follows- gray skies, cold rain, sleet, snow, ice storms, stuffy

offices, heavy coats, boots, shoveling, dangerous roads.

OK, enough already!  Enjoy these last few days of 

Summer.  

Be laid back. This really is Xanadu.
See you down the trail.